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    R Guns

    2.5 (70 reviews)
    ModerateGuns & Ammo
    Closed 10:00 am - 3:00 pm

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    TRUMP AR-15 chambered in 7.62×39 mm, and I could not have built this thumper without the help of R Guns in Carpentersville Il.
    Jeffrey W.

    I just recently discovered R Guns several months ago, and I have been there at least four times since then and have made a purchase each of those times. The staff it's always been more than helpful and is actually went out of their way to do extra when they actually didn't have to as far as customer service and little add-ons or questions answered I cannot wait to shop there again as a matter of fact I may make it a plan to visit them today. I would recommend the store to anybody that is a serious AR enthusiast.

    Horrible
    Jayson H.

    Adding on to my original review at the bottom: I was finally able to pick up my new gun that Rguns sent over to my ffl. Upon opening my box I see engraved on my gun RGUNS. You couldn't imaging how pissed off I was. Now every time I shoot this gun, I am going to be reminded of the horrible service. Who engraves guns? Original review Completely horrible experience. I ordered a gun from a deal I saw on Slickguns. I received 1 email at the very beginning with my order number. No other communication was sent after i purchased the gun with tracking numbers, other items, deals, thanking me, share with a friend, absolutely nothing. 2 weeks later I called in to see what happened and to talk with the owner to give constructive criticism as a business owner trying to help them out and the lady answering the phone hung up on me. I told her I bought a gun from them and wanted to give the owner some ideas on my results and that I run a gun group with 2500 members and could possibly send them some clients because their pricing was awesome. She said no no no and hung up on me. I called back, immediately got the manager, and he was also very short with me. I was NOT trying to sell them anything but to help the owner with my feedback on how the process went. As a successful business owner I know I appreciate knowing what I (or my team) do right and what we need help with. This is not a company I want to work with again.

    Justin F.

    First time customer, came into the store Saturday morning 5-12-2018, looking for a couple lower springs and detents. Had very good customer experience, got what I needed, and a pleasant conversation to boot with (2) of Rguns staff. To date, I have not bought an upper or lower from Rguns, but it's really nice to have these folks relatively close to home. They have a huge variety of offerings. I would not hesitate to do business with these folks again.

    RGUNS 20" fluted bull barrel with Nikon P223
    J H.

    I placed an internet order for a stripped lower and a complete bull barrel upper just after the 2012 election with the understanding that it would take 4 - 8 weeks on the lower and the same or longer for the upper...they would not bill my cc until they were ready to ship...no problem. After 3 months and no word, I sent an email inquiry and the response was just one word..."soon"! Shorty after that, my cc was billed for the lower and it shipped 2 weeks later. The complete bull barrel upper...another story. OK, I understand the situation, massive panic rush to buy AR's, parts are hard to get...backorders throughout the industry. I scoured the internet to find a company that was willing to at the least "guesstimate" on a delivery date...RGUNS did do that. I started searching for reviews on RGUNS after the fact...every review was positive on their uppers and lowers, but...the internet was full of complaints regarding their customer service, their unfulfilled promises, rudeness, their owner and total lack of communication. I waited over 4+ months on my upper after I had received my lower and tried to get an update of some kind...which never came. Finally, I notified them that I wanted to cancel the order for the upper and a day later my cc was charge and I received a UPS notification stating UPS has received a shipping notification from RGUNS. Fast forward; 30 days later, the upper has yet to be shipped...now I'm starting to get a little teed off. I emailed them again and asked them to cancel the order and refund the money...silence. Then I received a UPS notification that a shipping label had been created. I checked my bank account and saw that my cc had been billed for the upper. Excellent I thought. Well, after another month their was no shipment confirmation from UPS. RGUNS had yet to ship upper Finally, I contacted my bank and asked them to get my money back from their bank. I filled out the "fraud" forms with the bank requesting they get my money back and then notified RGUNS to let them know that they had 24 hours to either ship as they had promised or my bank would file a fraud claim for a refund from their bank. I had kept every email sent and received with RGUNS. Guess what...they shipped the upper the next day and I canceled the refund request. I'm very pleased with the build quality but I learned my lesson...nope, I ain't going to order from RGUNS

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    In this age of gouging and poor customer service, this company is the leader. Don't waste your money here, find a reputable company.

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